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. 2022 Nov 28;7(6):100651. doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100651

Table 2.

Treatment-related adverse events (>10% of patients or grade ≥3) and laboratory abnormalities (hematological and biochemical) in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with capecitabine plus lurbinectedin at all dose levels and at the recommended dose

Capecitabine plus lurbinectedin
RD (capecitabine 1650 mg/m2 D1-D14/lurbinectedin 2.2 mg/m2 D1)
(n = 15)
All dose levels (n = 28)
NCI-CTCAE grade 1-2 3 4 Total 1-2 3 4 Total
Hematological laboratory abnormalities
 Anemia 80 13 93 82 11 93
 Neutropenia 27 40 7 73 25 32 25 82
 Thrombocytopenia 73 73 64 7 71
Biochemical laboratory abnormalities
 ALT increased 87 7 93 79 11 89
 AP increased 47 47 54 54
 AST increased 80 7 87 71 7 79
 Bilirubin increased 40 40 29 29
 CPK increased 20 20 21 21
 Creatinine increased 93 93 96 96
Adverse events
 Constipation 13 13 18 18
 Decreased appetite 33 33 39 39
 Diarrhea 33 33 46 46
 Dyspepsia 33 33 43 43
 Fatigue 40 7 47 50 7 57
 Headache 7 7 11 11
 Hypertriglyceridemia 4 4
 Mucositis 33 33 32 32
 Myalgia 13 13 7 7
 Nausea 60 60 71 71
 Palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome 33 33 43 43
 Paronychia 20 20 14 14
 Peripheral sensory neuropathy 13 13 21 21
 Pulmonary embolism 4 4
 Vomiting 20 20 29 29
 Weight decreased 13 13 7 7
 Xerosis 11 11

Data shown are percentage of patients. Hematological and biochemical abnormalities are shown regardless of relationship to treatment.

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AP, alkaline phosphatase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CPK, creatine phosphokinase; D, day; NCI-CTCAE, National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; RD, recommended dose.